Supporters

Corporate, Foundation, and Public Support

Lead Investor ($250,000+)

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
STATE: Louisiana Department of Education

Stakeholder ($100,000 - $249,999)

AMERICORPS: Louisiana
Entergy Corporation
ExxonMobil Foundation
The Wurtele Foundation

Champion ($50,000 - $99,999)

Albemarle Foundation
NRG Energy
Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation

Leader ($25,000 - $49,999)

CF Industries
Credit Bureau of Baton Rouge Foundation
JP Morgan Chase
Regions Bank
State Farm Insurance

Benefactor ($10,000 - $24,999)

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation
Capital One Financial Corporation
Community Coffee Company
ExxonMobil Corporation
Frost Foundation
LUBA Workers' Compensation
Powell Group Fund
Raising Cane's of Baton Rouge
J.Y. Sanders Foundation
The Dow Chemical Company Foundation

Sponsor ($5,000 - $9,999)

LABI Service Corporation
SGS Petroleum Service Corporation
Tipton Associates

Friend ($1,000 - $4,999)

Adams & Reese
API Teche Chapter
Business First Bank Baton Rouge
Capitol City Produce
Grace & Hebert Architects, APAC
Greater New Guide Baptist Church
Knobloch, Poche and Burns Wealth Management Group
Louisiana Business Inc.
McDonald's of Baton Rouge
Paragon Casino Resort
Performance Contractors
Postlethwaite & Netterville, APAC
The Shaw Group Workplace Giving Campaign
Stupp Bros. Bridge & Iron Co. Foundation
Whitney National Bank

Individuals

Leader ($25,000 - $49,999)

The Boo Grigsby Foundation

Benefactor ($10,000 - $24,999)

Anonymous
The John W. Barton Family Foundation
Jennifer Eplett and Sean E. Reilly
Cordell and Ava Haymon
Charles and Carole Lamar
Virginia and John Noland
Hank and Laurie Saurage
Mr. and Mrs. Newton B. Thomas
The Turner Foundation

Sponsor ($5,000 - $9,999)

Tom and Lisa Adamek
Alma Plantation, LLC
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Campbell, Jr.
Good Family Foundation
Brian and Barbara Haymon
Louisa J. Hayward and Roger L. Petersen
Adam and Megan Knapp
George LaCour and Gertrude L. Hawkins
Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Lyle
Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. McArthur, II
Miller Properties, Inc.
Roger and Marcia Moser
Penniman Family Fund
Donna and Norman Saurage
The Josef Sternberg Memorial Fund
Scott and Joann Thurston
John G. Turner and Jerry G. Fischer
Larry and Karen Wilkinson

Friend ($1,000 - $4,999)

Brian Adams
Anonymous
Joseph G. and Nelda Beaud, Jr
Michelle Carriere
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Clark
Allison and Jason El Koubi
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Mike and Marjorie Gaudet
Joshua Gerber
Linda Laughlin
Gordon and Teri LeBlanc
Karen and Cornelius Lewis
Chancellor and Mrs. Michael Martin
Moyse Family Foundation
Ralph and Sissy Stephens
Susan Riley and Dr. Frederic T. Billings
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Rolfsen
The Elise and Bob Rosenthal Family Fund
Richard and Suzette Tannehill
Michael W. Tipton
Kenneth and Patricia Tipton
W. Joseph Laughlin Jr. MD and Linda O. Laughlin

Regional Advisory Board

Board Chair

Cordell Haymon, Vice President, SGS Petroleum Service Corporation

Board Members

Murphy Bell, Attorney at Law, Jackson Bell Law Firm
David Bondy, CEO, LUBA Worker's Comp, Inc.
Tom Clark, Managing Partner, Adams & Reese
Allison El Koubl (Corps '00), Parent, Former Principal of Jackson Middle School and Executive Director of Achievement for the Recovery School District
Michael Gaudet, Division Vice President, Polymer Additives, Albermarle Corporation
Adam Knapp, President and CEO, Baton Rouge Area Chamber
Bill Mohl, CEO, Entergy - Louisiana
Steven Morgan, Vice President, JP Morgan Chase
Viginia Noland, Civic Leader
Scott Ridley, Regional President - Commericial Banking, Teche Bank
Dr. Michael Rolfsen, Specialist in Internal Medicine, The Baton Rouge Clinic
Kim Rollins, Vice President of Agency, State Farm Insurance Companies
Tricia Sanchez, Trustee, The Boo Grigsby Foundation
H.N. "Hank" Saurage IV, President, Saurage Commercial Real Estate
Doug Schmidt, Human Resources Manager, ExxonMobil Corporation
Harold Schoeffler, Owner/Manager, Schoeffler Cadillac (retired)
Joanna Wurtele, The Wurtele Foundation/Civic Leader

Thank You For Your Support

Teach For America South Louisiana Region is so grateful for our existing supporters. All gifts help our effort to recruit, select, train and support corps members and alumni.

Event Spotlight

Teach For America Week raises awareness of our mission and has an important personal impact on our students. This annual event unites hundreds of executives, elected officials, actors, athletes, authors, musicians, and artists in the cause of expanding educational opportunity as they guest teach in corps members’ classrooms.